Hello and good evening,
Fellow believer in Christ.
I hope this recording finds you well at the end of a blessed day.
What follows is a prayer from the Orthodox Christian faith,
Designed to be recited once the day is through,
To give thanks and praise to God in the way he so rightly deserves.
And so,
Please make the sign of the cross now,
Bow your head,
And repeat after me.
As we lay down to sleep,
O Master,
Grant us repose,
Both of body and of soul,
And keep us from the dark passions of the night.
Subdue thou the assaults of passions,
Quench the fiery darts of the wicked one,
Which are thrown insidiously at us.
Calm the commotions of our flesh,
And put away all thoughts about worldly and material things.
As we go to sleep this night,
Grant us,
O God,
A watchful mind.
Pure thoughts,
A sober heart,
And a gentle sleep.
Free from all the fantasies of Satan,
And raise us up again at the hour of prayer.
Established in thy commandments,
And holding steadfast within ourselves,
The remembrance of thy judgments.
Give us the words of thy glorification all night long,
That we may praise,
Bless,
And glorify thy most honorable and magnificent name,
O Father,
Son,
And Holy Spirit,
Now and forever,
And unto the ages of ages.
And now let us dwell with the spirit behind these words,
Holding them deep in our heart,
In stillness.
And now let us continue with this evening prayer.
Please repeat again after me.
O Eternal God,
Ruler of all creation,
Who has ensured that I should live even down to the present hour,
Please forgive the sins I have committed this day by deed and by word.
Please forgive even the sins of thought.
Cleanse,
O Lord,
My humble soul of all corporal and spiritual stain.
And grant,
O Lord,
That I may during this night have a peaceful sleep,
So that upon arising from my humble bed,
I should continue to praise thy holy name throughout all the days of my life,
And that I may be victorious.
Over all the physical and spiritual enemies battling against me,
Deliver me,
O Lord,
From all vain thoughts that defile me,
And from all evil desires.
For thine is the kingdom,
And the power,
And the glory.
Of the Father,
And of the Son,
And of the Holy Spirit.
Now and forever,
And unto the ages of ages.
And again,
We'll break for a moment of silence.
One last prayer to end the day.
Please repeat again after me.
Forgive me,
O Lord our God,
However I have sinned this day in word,
Deed,
Or thought.
Forgive me,
For thou art gracious.
Grant me peaceful and undisturbed sleep.
Send me thy guardian angel to shield me and protect me from every evil.
For thou art the guardian of our souls and bodies.
And unto thee we ascribe glory.
To the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit.
Now and forever,
And unto the ages of ages.
Now,
Holding God in your mind,
At the forefront,
Loving him as the Father he is,
We break for one last.
Thank you for praying with me tonight,
Dear believer,
In Christ.
Let the spirit of this prayer resound through your heart,
Cleaving you closer to the source of all creation,
Feeling contrition for your sins,
Giving supplication to the Lord,
A wish to partake in the divine nature,
Pledging to walk that little bit straighter tomorrow.
We pray for all of this,
In Jesus' name.
Amen.
